by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation
Bertil Andersson, European Science Foundation 2010 Across the World, governments subscribe to the thesis that investment in research is a worthwhile public good for a number of reasons. Such investments are generally predicated on the view that research will lead...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation
Ellen Hazelkorn, Dublin Institute of Technology 2010 In 1992, Francis Fukyama reflected in The End of History and the Last Man on the transformative events signified by the collapse of the Berlin Wall. He argued that What we may be witnessing is not just the end of...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning
Fawwaz T. Ulaby, KAUST 2010 Education, research and economic development are among the highest priorities established by King Abdullah for Saudi Arabia. An equally important overriding priority for him is the development of women for greater participation in the...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Teaching & Learning
John S. Brown, University of Southern California 2010 The educational needs of the 21st century pose a number of serious problems for current educational practices. First and foremost, we see the 21st century as a time that is characterized by constant change...
by GK | Jan 1, 2010 | Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Juan Ramon de la Fuente, University of Alcala 2010 While Latin America has achieved relative economic stability and growth over the past decade (37.7% for 1998-2008), as the global financial struck the productive sectors of the economy through a drop in demand from...